Wind-engine.



.No. 755,101. PATENTED MAR. 22,1904.

0. F. BLAGKKETTER.

WIND ENGINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 28, 1903.

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No. 755,101. PATENTED MAR. 22,1904.

G. F. BLAOKKETTER.

WIND ENGINE.

APPLICATION FILED rm. 2a, 1903.

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' UNITED STATES Patented March 22, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE,

WINDJ-ENQINE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart' of Letters Patent No. 755,101, dated March 22, 1904.

Application filed February 28, 1903. Serial No. 145,616. (No model.)

TER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Minneapolis, county of Hennepin, and State of Minnesota, have invented new and useful Improvements in Wind-Engines, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates generally to wind-engines, and particularly to wind-engines wherein the power of the air while in motion is utilized to store up energy, which stored energy may be utilized when the air is not in motion.

'My invention therefore consists in the production of means whereby hydraulic or pneumatic pumps may be operated, through the use of which power may be stored for future use.

My invention consists, first, of a suitable tower upon which the wind-wheel is mounted; second, a wind-wheel adapted to automatically turn to or face the wind; third, the adoption of a stand-pipe for water or a receiver for compressed air, and, fourth, the introduction of mechanism for utilizing the power of the said wind-wheel to fill the said stand-pipe or receiver, thereby storing energy for future use.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of my device, and Fig. 2 a side elevation of the same.

Similar letters refer to similar parts, Abeing the tower, B the wind-wheel, O the pump, and D the lever. The tower A is not unlike windmill-towers in general, forms'no part of my invention, and hence needs no detailed de-,

scription herein.

The wind-wheel B may be of any of the well-known types, its particular construction not being an .essential feature of my invention. It is mounted upon the tower A in the usual manner-that is to say, the horizontal shaft a, upon which it is affixed, is journaled in a revoluble frame 6, thus adapting the wheel to be automatically turned tothe wind through the operation of its vane or rudder 0. Affixed to the horizontal shaft a is a beveled gear-wheel (Z, the teeth of which engage those of a similar beveled gear-wheel a, loosely journaled upon the vertical spindle f, upon which spindle the frame 6 revolves.

This beveled gear-wheel a, being loosely journaled upon the vertical spindle f of the frame b, revolves independently thereof, and to this end is provided with a long hub or sleeve 9, to the lower end of which is aflixed asecond beveled gearwheel h, the teeth of which engage those of a third beveled gear-wheel affixed to the horizontal shaft j, which shaft is journaled and rotates in suitable bearing supported by a beam is, affixed to the tower A. Aflixed to this horizontal shaft j is a sprocket-Wheel Z. Similar sprocket-wheels m are journaled upon pins 11, aflixed in the tower A, which lastnamed sprocket-wheels are preferably in a horizontal line with the first-named sprocketwheel Z. A link belt 0 is mounted upon and carried by the above-named sprocket-wheels Z and m, one link of which is provided with a horizontally-extending pin 10, to which pin the upper end of the lever D (hereinafter described) is revolubly aflixed.

The lever D is of the bell-crank pattern, having a long arm D and a short arm D It is' pivotally affixed in a suitable pillow-block q.

Its long arm D extends upward to and is con- .nected to the horizontal pin 19 of the link belt 0 by means of a sliding block 9", which blocks slide in a slotted openings of the lever D,while -its short arm D is pivotally aflixed to the piston-rod A of the pump C. The long arm D of the bell-crank lever D is bifurcated at its upper end, thus providing a slot 8, in which the sliding block 7 is vertically reciprocating.

The operation of my engine is as follows:

The frame 6, being revoluble through the operation of. the vane or rudder c,will automatically swing the wind-wheel B up to or facing the wind, thereby adapting it to be rotated, thus rotating the vertically-arranged beveled gear-wheel aflixed thereto, which gear-wheel in turn will impart motion to the horizontallyarranged beveled gear-wheel e, loosely journaled upon the vertical spindle f of the frame Z), thereby rotating the second horizontallyarranged beveled gear-wheel h, affixed to the hub or sleeve 9 thereof, and as the teeth of the last-named beveled gear-wheel are in engagement with those of the vertically-arranged beveled gear-wheel z', affixed to the horizontal shaft it is apparent that the last-named horizontal shaft] (and with it the driving sprocketwheel Z) will be rotated, thereby rotating the second sprocket-wheel m through the use of the link belt 0, mounted thereon. Now as the link belt 0 is carried by the sprocketwheels Z and m and as the upper end of the lever D is connected therewith it follows that the said lever D will be oscillated thereby, the slip-joint s therein operating to lengthen and shorten the lever D, thus adjusting it to the travel of the pin 1) of the link belt 0.

I do not wish to confine myself to the exact construction herein shown, for it is apparent that the same could be materially changed without departing from the spirit and intent of my invention, nor do I wish to limit myself to the operating of hydraulic or pneumatic pumps, for it is also apparent that my engine may be used for raising weights, winding springs, or operating other means for storing energy.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a wind-engine the combination with the wind-wheel and pump, of the intervening mechanism consisting of the lever D having a slotted openings; the sprocket-wheels Z and m driven by the said wind-wheel and carrying the link belt 0; and the pin 1) connecting the said lever, with the said link belt, whereby power is transferred from the said wind-wheel to the said pump, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a wind-engine, the combination with the tower, the wind-wheel and the pump, of the interposed mechanism, embodying a beveled gear-wheel rigidly affixed to the shaft of the said wind-wheel; a beveled gear-wheel loosely journalcd upon a vertical spindle, the teeth of which engage those of the said beveled gear-wheel, a sleeve affixed to the said beveled gear-wheel; a beveled gear-wheel affixed to the said sleeve; a horizontal shaft having a beveled gear-wheel thereon, the teeth of which engage those of the beveled gear-wheel afiixed to the said sleeve; a driving sprocketwheel aflixed upon the said horizontal shaft; similar sprocket-wheels journaled in the said tower and in line with the said first-named sprocket-wheel, and a chain carried by the said sprocket-wheels, one link of which carries a horizontally-extending pin to which the upper end of the said lever is connected, substantially as shown and described.

3. In a Wind-engine, the combination with the tower, wind-wheel and pump, of a linkbelt driving-chain, one link of which carries a horizontally-extending pin; means for driving the said chain from the said wind-wheel and a lever, pivotallyaflixed at the base of the said tower, the long arm of which is loosely journaled upon the horizontal pin of the said driving-chain, and the short arm of which is pivotally connected to the piston-rod of the said pump, whereby the said pump is operated by the said wind-wheel substantially as shown and described.

4. In a wind-engine, the combination with the tower and pump, of a wind-wheel, a revoluble support therefor, a sleeve carrying a gear-wheel actuated by said wind-wheel, rotatable means actuated by said gear, a bellcrank lever pivotally mounted at the base of the tower, adapted to actuate the pump, and means driven by the said last-named rotatable means having a slidable connection with the long arm of the lever, to actuate the same, substantially as described.

5. In a wind-engine the combination with the wind-wheel and pump, of a pivoted rocking member adapted to actuate the pump-piston, means having a slidable connection therewith to operate the same, rotatable means carrying the last-named means, and a vertical rotatable member actuated by the wind-wheel adapted to drive said rotatable means, substantially as described.

6. In a wind-engine, the combination with the tower, wind-wheel and pump, of a rocking means mounted in the base of the tower, having one end connected with the pump, means slidably connected with the other end of the rocking means, rotatable means carrying the same, and a rotatable sleeve adapted to actuate the rotatable means, said sleeve being driven by the wind-wheel, substantially as described.

CHARLES F. BLACKKETTER.

Witnesses:

F. W. CoUsE, E. E. DICKEY. 

